Highlights from San Diego Comic-Con 2018 by Outpost Vulcan

Comic-Con International San Diego, or better known as San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), takes place this weekend from 19 to 22 July 2018. At this annual event swarmed by over 130,000 attendees, the world of geek pop culture braces of the latest reveals in entertainment media and collectible merchandise.

Outpost Productions was unable to send an Away Team to SDCC this year so instead we scanned the Holonet for major announcements and reveals from the convention floor that would of interest to our geeky followers and friends. Our resident Vulcan cultural officer Mr Smock conducted two Facebook Live panels to share on the most relevant news to our principally Malaysian audiences. Joining him were human geeks Nick Ho, fanboy costumer, and Jovy Low, from Amenic Film Space.

Mr Smock salutes Malaysia: Live Long & Prosper! #LLAP

Tune-in to Outpost Productions on Facebook at the following Malaysian times (GMT +8) to listen-in and join the conversation:

• Saturday 21 July, 11am+ covering SDCC Day 1 & 2 highlights with Nick Ho.
• Sunday 22 July, 11am+ covering SDCC Day 3 highlights with Jovy Low, hosted in Amenic Film Space with seating of a live studio audience.

UPDATE 25 JULY 2018

Our Live Panel videos on Facebook has been embedded below with trailers for ease of reference.

Alternative click on links for the panel listings above to view the associated Facebook video.

Saturday Live Panel videos

Outpost fan panel on highlights of SDCC 2018 covering Day 1 & 2: #SDCC2018
Posted by Outpost Productions on Friday, 20 July 2018

 Titans coming to DC Universe launching fall 2018

Marvel's Iron Fist Season 2 coming to Netflix on 7 September 2018

Star Wars Clone Wars revival in 2019

#CloneWarsSaved

M. Night Shyamalan's Glass coming to cinemas in 2019



Star Trek Discovery Season 2 coming to Netflix in January 2019.

Sunday Live Panel videos

Outpost panel SDCC Day 3 highlights with Mr Smock and Jovy Low
Posted by Outpost Productions on Saturday, 21 July 2018

Godzilla 2: King of Monsters releasing 30 May 2019.


Fantastics Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald releasing 15 November 2018.


Aquaman releasing 20 December 2018

Shazam! releasing 5 April 2019.


 Arrow Season 7 trailer.


 The Flash Season 5 trailer.


 Supergirl Season 3 trailer.


 Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 trailer.


Black Lightning Season 2 trailer.


 The Gifted Season 2 trailer.


 Roswell New Mexico series trailer.

Thank you to the folks at Amenic Film Space for hosting this Sunday panel!

#SDCC2018 #highlights #panel

STGCC 2014 Cosplay Survey Mission

The Outpost Movie Recon Team (M.R.T.) rolled-out for Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) over the weekend of 6-7 September 2014 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. The roadtrip comprised our commander with the production crews to survey the cosplay scene across the Causeway and snag our respective “poison” collectibles. Here are some video overviews of the self-proclaimed "Coolest Event of the Year":

This year our Away Mission report below will mainly feature cosplay captured on our cameras at STGCC. The 501^st Legion are back again with their line-up of Star Wars costumers supporting charitable causes, hence allowing convention visitors to shoot Darth Vader & co. with NERF blasters. They also complement Hot Toys launching their new Star Wars license product line.

Not everyday one gets to shoot Darth Vader! Surely his lightsaber can parry NERF darts!

The other sci-fi franchise making a cosplay present are the super-hot Guardians of the Galaxy with at least 3 Star-Lords and 2 Groots sighted.

Malaysia team for Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord and Groot.

Another Groot with T-800 Terminator

Although the Iron Man franchise was not as dominating in this year's STGCC, the Iron Legion were still present here seen with a Stan Lee cosplay:

Iron Patriot, Extremis Pepper Potts, Stan Lee, Iron Man Mark 42

Similarly whilst Marvel was not officially present this year, Marvel cosplay did not seem terribly diminished with this host of super heroes and villains:

Thor & Captain America with their respective nemesis below, Loki & Winter Soldier

Friendly neighbourhood Spider-man

Not so friendly symbiote infected Spider-man

Scarlet Spidey with Deadpool in Pokemon cosplay.

X-Men Days of Future Past Beast & Wolverine

Wolverine from the alternate future

X-Force Psylocke

Some DC superheroes were also present with showdown between Woman Woman & Power Girl vs. Groot and Star-Lord.

Is this a fair fight?

Animated movies were well represented with a number of Jack Frosts seen here with Hiccup from the first How To Train Your Dragon movie.

Jack Frosts with Hiccup

Drawing big crowds were Toothless with older Hiccup and his mother Valka.

Older Hiccup with Toothless and mother, Vanka from How To Train Your Dragon 2.

Oh, another Alpha, the mother of dragons herself, Daenerys Targaryen 

And a surpise Kaiju matchup between Godzilla and Toothless!

RWARR!

Incidentally there was another Dragon present of the bipedal species.

Disney animated movies featured Frozen “couple” Elsa & Anna plus Brave Merida.

Check out these Sailor Scouts!

Although we didn't catch Tuxedo Mask, he's probably lurking somewhere to guide Sailor Moon and co. to defeat the likes of Queen Beryl:

Wowing visitors was also the Iron Giant cosplay!

Other prominent robots sighted were at least 2 Optimus Prime, this one below featuring on the Cosplay Runway with some helpers:

Digital gaming characters sighted included these cosplayers from Warcraft and Final Fantasy:

Drow Ranger vs. Rubick

Epic match-up would be these 3 girls vs. Babyboll of Sucker Punch:

Perhaps Groot is a species of Ent from Middle-Earth, seen here with Gimli the Dwarf:

Blast from the blast with Frank Miller's 300 Spartan and Bram Stoker's Dracula:

Not sure who is this character but impressed with the cosplayer's "magic balls".

This year's STGCC Cosway Runway featured a wide variety of cosplay. As we didn't get preferred photo opportunity positions, check-out the featured cosplayers from these video compilations:

Altogether now!

Until next year.... I Am Groot!